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An integrated solution opens new opportunities for water-based mud in deep wells.
Recognizing that no two shale plays are alike as well as the need to rein in costs, the HydraGlyde water-based drilling fluid system was developed specifically for the economically challenging North American onshore unconventional sector. (Source: Schlumberger)
Joseph Powell, Schlumberger, and Gary King, Artex Energy Group, LLC
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Operators drilling deep wells in the Utica Formation conventionally favor oil-based drilling fluid (OBM) over water-based mud (WBM), which is considered a costly solution that can cause performance to suffer. Frequent changes in WBM properties require numerous checks compared with two mud checks per shift for OBM, increasing potential for error and adding operational time. Ho